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and   strong   that   he   dressed   himself   in   his   royal   robes   and   took   his   gold 

sceptre in his hand。 And when the courtiers came in to see if he were dead�察�

there stood the Emperor with his sword in one hand and his sceptre in the 

other�察�and said�察 �Good´morning� ─�



                          MARGERY'S GARDEN��1�А�



     ��1�А�I have always been inclined to avoid�察�in my work among children�察�

the   ;how   to   make;   and   ;how   to   do;   kind   of   story�察  �it   is   too   likely   to 

trespass   on   the   ground   belonging   by   right   to   its   more   artistic   and   less 

intentional      kinsfolk。    Nevertheless�察     �there   is  a  legitimate     place   for   the 

instruction´story。 Within its own limits�察�and especially in a school use�察�it 

has   a   real   purpose   to   serve�察  �and   a   real   desire   to   meet。   Children   have   a 

genuine taste for such morsels of practical information�察�if the bites aren't 

made too   big   and   too   solid。  And to the  teacher  of the  first   grades�察 �from 

whom  so   much   is demanded in   the   way  of   practical   instruction�察 �I   know 

that   these   stories   are   a   boon。   They   must   be   chosen   with   care�察  �and   used 

with discretion�察�but they need never be ignored。 

     I venture to give some little stories of this type�察�which I hope may be 

of use in the schools where country life and country work is an unknown 

experience to the children。 

       There was once a little girl named Margery�察�who had always lived in 

the city。 The flat where her mother and father lived was at the top of a big 

apartment´house�察  �and   you   couldn't   see   a   great   deal   from   the   windows�察�

except clothes´lines on other people's roofs。 Margery did not know much 

about   trees   and   flowers�察  �but   she   loved   them   dearly�察  �whenever   it   was   a 

pleasant Sunday she used to go with her mother and father to the park and 

look at the lovely flower´beds。 They seemed always to be finished�察�though�察�

and Margery was always wishing she could see them grow。 

     One spring�察�when Margery was nine�察�her father's work changed so that 

he could move into the country�察�and he took a little house a short distance 

outside the town where his new position was。 Margery was delighted。 And 

the very first thing she said�察�when her father told her about it�察�was�察 �Oh�察�

may I have a garden�拭�MAY I have a garden�拭─�



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     Margery's   mother   was   almost   as   eager   for   a   garden   as   she   was�察  �and 

Margery's father said he expected to live on their vegetables all the rest of 

his   life�   �So   it   was   soon   agreed   that   the   garden   should   be   the   first   thing 

attended to。 

     Behind the little house were apple trees�察�a plum tree�察�and two or three 

pear trees�察�then came a stretch of rough grass�察�and then a stone wall�察�with a 

gate leading into the pasture。 It was in the grassy land that the garden was 

to be。 A big piece was to be used for corn and peas and beans�察�and a little 

piece at the end was to be saved for Margery。 

     ;What shall we have in it�拭─�asked her mother。 

     ;Flowers�察─  �said   Margery�察  �with   shining   eyes�察�blue�察  �and   white�察  �and 

yellow�察�and pink��every kind of flower� ─�

     ;Surely�察�flowers�察─�said her mother�察 �and shall we not have a little salad 

garden in the midst�察�as they do in England�拭─�

     ;What is a salad garden�拭─�Margery asked。 

     ;It   is   a   garden   where   you   have   all   the   things   that   make   nice   salad�察─�

said   her   mother�察  �laughing�察  �for   Margery   was   fond   of   salads�察   �you   have 

lettuce�察    �and    endive�察    �and    romaine�察    �and    parsley�察   �and     radishes�察   �and 

cucumbers�察�and perhaps little beets and young onions。; 

     ;Oh� �how good it sounds� ─�said Margery。 ;I vote for the salad garden。; 

     That very evening�察�Margery's father took pencil and paper�察�and drew 

out a plan for her garden�察�first�察�they talked it all over�察�then he drew what 

they decided on�察�it looked like the diagram on the next page。 

     ;The outside strip is for flowers�察─�said Margery's father�察 �and the next 

marks mean a footpath�察�all the way round the beds�察�that is so you can get 

at   the   flowers   to   weed   and   to   pick�察  �there   is   a   wider   path   through   the 

middle�察�and the rest is all for rows of salad vegetables。; 

     ;Papa�察�it is glorious� ─�said Margery。 

     Papa laughed。 ;I hope you will still think it glorious when the weeding 

time   comes�察─  �he said�察  �for   you   know�察  �you   and   mother have   promised   to 

take care of this garden�察�while I take care of the big one。; 

     ;I wouldn't NOT take care of it for anything� ─�said Margery。 ;I want to 

feel that it is my very own。; 

     Her father kissed her�察�and said it was certainly her ;very own。; 



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     Two   evenings   after   that�察  �when   Margery   was   called   in   from   her   first 

ramble in a ;really�察�truly pasture�察─�she found the expressman at the door of 

the little house。 

     ;Something for you�察�Margery�察─�said her mother�察�with the look she had 

when something nice was happening。 

     It was a box�察�quite a big box�察�with a label on it that said�此�

       MISS MARGERY BROWN�察�WOODVILLE�察�MASS。 

     From Seeds and Plants Company�察�Boston。 

       Margery      could   hardly    wait    to  open    it。  It  was   filled  with   little 

packages�察  �all   with   printed   labels�察  �and   in   the   packages�察  �of   course�察  �were 

seeds。 It made Margery dance�察�just to read the names��nasturtium�察�giant 

helianthus�察�coreopsis�察�calendula�察�Canterbury bells�此�more names than I can 

tell you�察�and other packages�察�bigger�察�that said�察 �Peas�此�Dwarf Telephone�察─�

and ;Sweet Corn�察─�and such things� �Margery could almost smell the posies�察�

she was so excited。 Only�察�she had seen so little of flowers that she did not 

always know what the names meant。 She did not know that a helianthus 

was a sunflower till her mother told her�察�and she had never seen the dear�察�

blue�察�bell´shaped flowers that always grow in old´fashioned gardens�察�and 

are called Canterbury bells。 She thought the calendula must be a strange�察�

grand flower�察�by its name�察�but her mother told her it was the gay�察�sturdy�察�

every´dayish   little   posy   called   a   marigold。   There   was   a   great   deal   for   a 

little city girl to be surprised about�察�and it did seem as if morning was a 

long way off� �

     ;Did   you   think     you   could   plant   them   in   the   morning�拭─  �asked     her 

mother。 ;You know�察�dear�察�the ground has to be made ready first�察�it takes a 

little time��it may be several days before you can plant。; 

     That   was   another   surprise。   Margery   had   thought   she   could   begin   to 

sow the seed right off。 

     But   this   was   what   was   done。   Early   the   next   morning�察  �a   man   came 

driving into the  yard�察�with two   strong white  horses�察�in his   wagon was   a 

plough。 I suppose you have seen ploughs�察�but Margery never had�察�and she 

watched with great interest�察�while the man and her father took the plough 

from the cart and harnessed the horses to it。 It was a great�察�three´cornered 

piece of sharp steel�察�with long handles coming up from it�察�so that a man 



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could hold it in place。 It looked like this�此�

     ;I brought a two´horse plough because it's green land�察─�the man said。 

Margery   wondered   what   in   the   world   he   meant�察  �it   was   green   grass�察  �of 

course�察�but what had that to do with the kind of plough�拭 �What does he 

mean�察�father�拭─�she whispered�察�when she got a chance。 ;He means that this 

land has not been ploughed before�察�or not for many years�察�it will be hard to 

turn the soil�察�and one horse could not pull the plough�察─�said her father。 So 

Margery had learned what ;green land; was。 

     The man was for two hours ploughing the little strip of land。 He drove 

the sharp end of the plough into the soil�察�and held it firmly so�察�while the 

horses dragged it along in a straight line。 Margery found it fascinating to 

see the long line of dark earth and green grass come rolling up and turn 

over�察  �as   the   knife   passed   it。   She   could   see   that   it   took   real   skill   and 

strength   to   keep   the   line   even�察  �and   to   avoid   the   stones。   Sometimes   the 

plough struck a hidden stone�察�and then the man was jerked almost off his 

feet。 But he only laughed�察�and said�察 �Tough piece of land�察�be a lot better 

the second year。; 

     When he had ploughed�察�the man went
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